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Sujith Nair is the CEO and Co-founder of FIDE – the Foundation for Interoperability in Digital Economy. FIDE is a not-for-profit organization that is the genesis author and angel donor to the Beckn Protocol. Sujith was instrumental in the setup of ONDC in December 2021 and co-authored the ONDC Strategy Paper. Before launching FIDE along with Nandan Nilekani and Dr. Pramod Varma, he headed Management Consulting practices and Internet businesses in urban mobility and digital payments.     In our 23rd episode, we delve into the world of Digital Public Goods (DPGs) with Sujith Nair. From learning about his early days at EY to contributing to the Aadhar program between 2010-2012 to understanding how the Beckn Protocol and ONDC work. Sujith tells about how FIDE is supercharging the Beckn Protocol and promoting its adoption across countries beyond India.    We then switch gears to ONDC, which has entered a pilot phase essentially, with close to 4000 successful transactions being completed in January 2023. Sujith shares his predictions for the ONDC network for 2023 and what will it take for ONDC to be as successful as UPI one day. Sujith also talks about the future of the Beckn Protocol and its exciting applications we can see one day.   ~   🎙️ Discover some of India's next best analytical 🤖 and creative 🎭 minds who are not only transforming their own fields but at the same revolutionizing India's entrepreneurial ecosystem! 🛰️ New episodes every 2 weeks. #TheIndianautPodcast​​​​ #Indianaut​​​​   • Host: Gautam Marwah   • Editor: Pranav Suneja (https://www.instagram.com/pranav.eja)     • Intro Music: Ladybirds Mate by Rachel K Collier     ~   Do follow us on our social media handles for regular updates on the latest episodes.    • Instagram: http://instagram.com/indianaut.in​​​​ • Facebook: http://facebook.com/indianaut.in​​​​ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/indianaut​​​ Show less

Arpit Agarwal is a Director in Blume Ventures' investment team, one of India’s most prominent early-stage VC funds. He previously co-founded Headstart Network, one of India's largest startup communities with more than 100,000 entrepreneurs associated with it. He also co-created India DeepTech, an industry alliance for promoting deep-tech startups. In this masterclass in entrepreneurship and growth, Arpit tells us about what drew him to venture capital and what keeps him going a decade later. Arpit delves deep into Blume's investment philosophy and what he looks for in a startup. Arpit also walks through the current macroeconomic environment and his predictions for India's entrepreneurial ecosystem in 2023.    - Arpit's Origin Story - Blume Ventures' $250 Million Fund Raise - 'Why India & Why Now?' - Indian Macroeconomic Environment - How Arpit Picks Startups ('Secret Sauce') - Predictions for 2023   ~   🎙️ Discover some of India's next best analytical 🤖 and creative 🎭 minds who are not only transforming their own fields but at the same revolutionizing India's entrepreneurial ecosystem! 🛰️ New episodes every 2 weeks. #TheIndianautPodcast​​​​ #Indianaut​​​​   • Host: Gautam Marwah   • Editor: Pranav Suneja (https://www.instagram.com/pranav.eja)     • Intro Music: Ladybirds Mate by Rachel K Collier     ~ Do follow us on our social media handles for regular updates on the latest episodes.    • Instagram: http://instagram.com/indianaut.in​​​​ • Facebook: http://facebook.com/indianaut.in​​​​ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/indianaut​​​ Show less

Aneesh Bhasin is the Co-founder of Svami, a craft non-alcoholic beverage company. Not only is he a successful entrepreneur, he is also the host of a niche thing, a podcast on various subcultures like gin, rum, watches, sneakers, and more. He is one of GQ’s 30 most influential young Indians of 2022.  In the 1st episode of Season 3, Aneesh walks us through his adventures around the world, exploring craft spirits here and there. From launching his own wine application in 2012 to launching Svami, Aneesh tells us in detail about his personal growth throughout this time. Aneesh also talks about his personal philosophy behind building Svami, which has not only become a household brand in the eyes of the consumers but a success story as well from an entrepreneurial perspective. Finally, Aneesh talks about his latest project, 'A Niche Thing', a Spotify chart-breaking podcast based on various subcultures such as wines, watches, coffee, and more.    - Aneesh's Origin Story, from Wine Photography to Svami - Svami's Meteoric Rise, Reaching a Revenue of $2 Million in FY22 - Community Building, Partnerships & Distribution at Svami - A Niche Thing, Aneesh's Newest Podcast on Various Subcultures - Aneesh & Svami's Future - Aneesh's Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs   ~   🎙️ Discover some of India's next best analytical 🤖 and creative 🎭 minds who are not only transforming their own fields but at the same revolutionizing India's entrepreneurial ecosystem! 🛰️ New episodes every 2 weeks. #TheIndianautPodcast #Indianaut • Host: Gautam Marwah   • Editor: Pranav Suneja (https://www.instagram.com/pranav.eja)     • Intro Music: Ladybirds Mate by Rachel K Collier     ~   Do follow us on our social media handles for regular updates on the latest episodes.    • Instagram: http://instagram.com/indianaut.in • Facebook: http://facebook.com/indianaut.in • Twitter: https://twitter.com/indianaut Show less

Anirudh Suri is the Founding Partner of the India Internet Fund. Founded in 2011 as one of the first few venture capital funds, IIF focuses on early-stage technology investments. Previously, he has worked with McKinsey & Co., Goldman Sachs, and the Government of India. He is a graduate of Harvard University and the Wharton School. In addition to all of this, Anirudh is the author of the recently published book ‘The Great Tech Game’. His book focuses on how technology is not only shaping our daily lives but the fate of nations as well.  In our season 2 finale, Anirudh walks us through his fascinating origin story, from early education to launching IIF. Anirudh walks us through the topic of the day, his book ‘The Great Tech Game’, which talks about how technology is not only profoundly interconnected with the global economy but geopolitics as well. According to Anirudh, Planet Earth has gone through different geopolitical periods such as Pax Romana, Pax Islamica, Pax Mongolica, Pax Britannica, and Pax Americana. In his book, he describes the current period that we are now living through as "Pax Technologica”. In this episode, we find out, what is 'Pax Technologica' and what is ‘The Great Tech Game’.   ~   🎙️ Discover some of India's next best analytical 🤖 and creative 🎭 minds who are not only transforming their own fields but at the same revolutionizing India's entrepreneurial ecosystem! 🛰️ New episodes every 2 weeks. #TheIndianautPodcast​​​​ #Indianaut​​​​   • Host: Gautam Marwah   • Editor: Pranav Suneja (https://www.instagram.com/pranav.eja)     • Intro Music: Ladybirds Mate by Rachel K Collier     ~   Do follow us on our social media handles for regular updates on the latest episodes.    • Instagram: http://instagram.com/indianaut.in​​​​ • Facebook: http://facebook.com/indianaut.in​​​​ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/indianaut​​​

Join our WhatsApp community here: https://bit.ly/IndianautWA1    ~   Rajiv Srivatsa is a Partner at Antler India. Antler is a global early-stage VC with 17 offices across 5 continents. It was in June 2020 when Antler decided to expand their offerings to India, which was led by our guest, Rajiv. Before Antler India, he co-founded Urban Ladder (UL) in 2012. As co-founder and Chief Product and Technology Officer, he helped raise over $100M in venture capital from marquee investors and helped build UL into one of India’s most loved online furniture brands.   In this delightful episode, our guest Polymath walks through an array of topics - from his adventures starting up twice (Urban Ladder, followed by Antler's India office), to his bull case for India and India's 2021 funding rush, to his methodology when it comes to being an Investor, to the Web3/crypto space and his hope for the metaverse. - Rajiv's Origin Story, From Urban Ladder to Antler India - Rajiv's Investment Philosophy - Rajiv Srivatsa: Mentor/Investor/Operator - Rajiv's Metaverse & Web3 Thesis ~   🎙️ Discover some of India's next best analytical 🤖 and creative 🎭 minds who are not only transforming their own fields but at the same revolutionizing India's entrepreneurial ecosystem! 🛰️ New episodes every 2 weeks. #TheIndianautPodcast​​​​ #Indianaut​​​​   • Host: Gautam Marwah   • Editor: Pranav Suneja (https://www.instagram.com/pranav.eja)     • Intro Music: Ladybirds Mate by Rachel K Collier     ~   Do follow us on our social media handles for regular updates on the latest episodes.    • Instagram: http://instagram.com/indianaut.in​​​​ • Facebook: http://facebook.com/indianaut.in​​​​ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/indianaut​​​

Join our WhatsApp Community here: https://bit.ly/IndianautWA1  ~ Pooja Dubey is the Founder and CEO of Turnip, a mobile-first gaming community platform. She has previously worked in engineering and product roles at Google, Paypal, Housing.com, CureFit, and RazorPay. She is a 2nd-time founder, having previously launched her first venture called Blinge in 2015. She is a Forbes 30 under 30 Asia 2021 winner and an IIT-Guwahati graduate. In this enlightening episode, Pooja shares her story with us, starting as a Software Engineer at PayPal, to her first venture, Blinge, to starting Turnip. Pooja talks about Turnip's $12.5 million Series A round led by Greenoaks and Elevation Capital. She talks about Turnip's philosophy around community-building, and what we can expect in the future from Turnip (including web3). - Pooja's Origin Story, From PayPal to Blinge (Her 1st Venture) to Turnip    - Turnip's $12.5 Million Series A Fund-raise - The Power of Communities with Turnip   - Turnip's Product Culture (From Design to Engineering) - Turnip's Web3 Future   - Pooja's Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs ~ 🎙️ Discover some of India's next best analytical 🤖 and creative 🎭 minds who are not only transforming their own fields but at the same revolutionizing India's entrepreneurial ecosystem! 🛰️ New episodes every 2 weeks. #TheIndianautPodcast​​​​ #Indianaut​​​​  • Host: Gautam Marwah • Editor: Pranav Suneja (https://www.instagram.com/pranav.eja)    • Intro Music: Ladybirds Mate by Rachel K Collier   ~ Do follow us on our social media handles for regular updates on the latest episodes.   • Instagram: http://instagram.com/indianaut.in​​​​ • Facebook: http://facebook.com/indianaut.in​​​​ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/indianaut​​​

Join our WhatsApp Community here: https://bit.ly/IndianautWA1 ~ Anand Virmani is the co-founder and CEO of Nao Spirits, a craft spirits company based out of Goa responsible for bringing the gin revolution to India with their Greater than and Hapusa offerings. He has donned many kinds of hats in his career, from working at WNS & Deloitte to working at Moët Hennessy & William Grant & Sons.    In this 'gintastic' episode, Anand walks us through the history of Gin in India and the world, his origin story which took which across the world, including studying at Babson College, Massachusetts, USA to helping set up Perch, Delhi's first Wine Bar in Khan Market. Anand shares with us the nuances of the alcohol-beverage industry, from branding to India's regulatory environment.    - Anand's Origin Story   - India's #Ginaissance - India's Alcohol-beverage Industry - The Legacy of Jay Dhawan - Advice for Aspiring Distillers   ~ 🎙️ Discover some of India's next best analytical 🤖 and creative 🎭 minds who are not only transforming their own fields but at the same revolutionizing India's entrepreneurial ecosystem! 🛰️ New episodes every 2 weeks. #TheIndianautPodcast​​​​ #Indianaut​​​​  • Host: Gautam Marwah • Editor: Pranav Suneja (https://www.instagram.com/pranav.eja)    • Intro Music: Ladybirds Mate by Rachel K Collier   ~ Do follow us on our social media handles for regular updates on the latest episodes.   • Instagram: http://instagram.com/indianaut.in​​​​ • Facebook: http://facebook.com/indianaut.in​​​​ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/indianaut​​​

Join our WhatsApp Community here: https://bit.ly/IndianautWA1 ~   Ashish Dave is the CEO of Mirae Asset Venture Investments (India). Since setting up Mirae’s venture capital (VC) arm in March 2018, Ashish has overseen the investment of around $200 million into startups such as Ola, BigBasket, Zomato, and Shadowfax. Before Mirae, he was involved with Kalaari Capital where he was actively involved in sourcing new opportunities and helping existing portfolio companies. He received his MBA from IE Business School, Spain, and did his Bachelors of Engineering (IT) from Mumbai University.   In this episode, Ashish walks us through his investment philosophy. From how he backs winners (including a deep-dive into his latest investments), to his outlook on the Indian market (and why he is bullish on the Indian Startup Ecosystem), to his origin story.    - Ashish's Origin Story - Bull-case for the Indian Entrepreneurial Ecosystem - Ashish's Investment Philosophy - Recent Investments (ShareChat, Trell, Jupiter, Jai Kisan, and Koo) - Venture Capital as a Career - Advice for Aspiring Indian Entrepreneurs   ~ 🎙️ Discover some of India's next best analytical 🤖 and creative 🎭 minds who are not only transforming their own fields but at the same revolutionizing India's entrepreneurial ecosystem! 🛰️ New episodes every 2 weeks. #TheIndianautPodcast​​​​ #Indianaut​​​​  • Host: Gautam Marwah • Editor: Pranav Suneja (https://www.instagram.com/pranav.eja)    • Intro Music: Ladybirds Mate by Rachel K Collier   ~ Do follow us on our social media handles for regular updates on the latest episodes.   • Instagram: http://instagram.com/indianaut.in​​​​ • Facebook: http://facebook.com/indianaut.in​​​​ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/indianaut​​​

Join our WhatsApp Community here: https://bit.ly/IndianautWA1 ~ Jaynti Kanani (JD) is the co-founder and CEO of Polygon, a made-in-India cryptocurrency protocol that has a market capitalization of over 5 billion dollars. Polygon, backed by angel investors Balaji Srinivasan & Mark Cuban, aims to provide scalability to the Ethereum blockchain and is among the top 20 crypto-tokens globally.  In one of the most inspiring stories we have covered on our podcast, JD tells us about his origin story, including his rise to crypto leadership from humble origins. JD tells us about Polygon's philosophy and the problem they're solving in the Ethereum space, Polygon's long-term vision, the current cryptocurrency environment, NFTs and the Metaverse, and his advice for aspiring Indian entrepreneurs who want to build in the crypto space.  - JD's Origin Story - Polygon's Philosophy & Long-term Vision   - Cryptocurrency Market in 2021 - NFTs & the Metaverse - Advice for Aspiring Indian Entrepreneurs in the Crypto Space ~ 🎙️ Discover some of India's next best analytical 🤖 and creative 🎭 minds who are not only transforming their own fields but at the same revolutionizing India's entrepreneurial ecosystem! 🛰️ New episodes every 2 weeks. #TheIndianautPodcast​​​​ #Indianaut​​​​ • Host: Gautam Marwah • Editor: Pranav Suneja (https://www.instagram.com/pranav.eja)   • Intro Music: Ladybirds Mate by Rachel K Collier ~ Do follow us on our social media handles for regular updates on the latest episodes. • Instagram: http://instagram.com/indianaut.in​​​​ • Facebook: http://facebook.com/indianaut.in​​​​ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/indianaut​​​

Join our WhatsApp Community here: https://bit.ly/IndianautWA1  ~ Ahana Gautam is the co-founder and CEO of Open Secret, a Mumbai-based food and beverages startup that makes healthy snacks for families and children. She is a Harvard Business School and IIT Bombay Alum with close to a decade's experience in working with renowned FMCG organizations.   In this episode, Ahana walks us through her incredible journey, from her personal childhood experiences with junk food, to IIT Bombay and Harvard Business School, to working with P&G, before launching Open Secret. Ahana talks about her vision of 'un-junking family snacking', how her consumption goods startup is attracting the eyes of investors in a tech-first world, and the future of Open Secret.    ~ 🎙️ Discover some of India's next best analytical 🤖 and creative 🎭 minds who are not only transforming their own fields but at the same revolutionizing India's entrepreneurial ecosystem! 🛰️ New episodes every 2 weeks. #TheIndianautPodcast​​​​ #Indianaut​​​​     • Host: Gautam Marwah • Editor: Pranav Suneja (https://www.instagram.com/pranav.eja)   • Intro Music: Ladybirds Mate by Rachel K Collier   ~ Do follow us on our social media handles for regular updates on the latest episodes.   • Instagram: http://instagram.com/indianaut.in​​​​ • Facebook: http://facebook.com/indianaut.in​​​​ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/indianaut​​​

Join our WhatsApp Community here: https://bit.ly/IndianautWA1   The Indianaut Podcast Season 1: https://bit.ly/IndianautS1  ~   Mikhil Innani is the Managing Director & CEO at Apollo Finvest, a public listed NBFC. He has 10+ years of experience in building products from scratch to an unprecedented scale. Prior to Apollo Finvest, he headed consumer products and growth at Hotstar (India’s largest OTT platform) and CouponDunia (Acquired by Times Internet) and also co-founded PharmEasy.   In this episode, Mikhil gives us a masterclass in building, scaling, and revolutionizing products at Apollo Finvest, Hotstar, PharmEasy, & CouponDunia. Mikhil talks about his past experiences around building winning startup teams, how he radically shifted a decades-old NBFC into a lean-fintech startup and his 'AWS for Lending' vision.   - His Lessons for Product Managers - PharmEasy's Early Days - Apollo Finvest's Transformation - How Every Company Will Become a Fintech Company - His Advice for Aspiring Indianauts ~ Do follow us on our social media handles for regular updates on the latest episodes.   • Instagram: http://instagram.com/indianaut.in​​​​ • Facebook: http://facebook.com/indianaut.in​​​​ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/indianaut​​​

Sahil Kini is the co-founder and CEO of SETU, a Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) Fintech that enables organizations to offer financial services to its users through Setu’s API stack. A former venture capitalist, he was one of the first few team members of the Aadhaar project when it launched in September 2010 under Nandan Nilekani and later was a core team member at iSPIRT foundation. Embedded finance/BaaS is the talk of the town, with the likes of Marqeta, Plaid, and Stripe acting as pioneers globally. In this episode, Sahil Kini talks with The Indianaut Podcast host Gautam Marwah about how ‘every company will become a Fintech company’, how Setu is building out some of the most interesting use-cases in the Fintech space (where the target addressable market is at least 100 million folks, according to them), and his deep history of building infrastructure for the Indian financial ecosystem (at iSPIRT and under Nandan Nilekani). Do follow us on Facebook (@indianaut.in), Instagram (@indianaut.in) & Twitter (@indianaut) for regular updates on our latest episodes.

Rahul Mathur is the Founder and CEO of BimaPe, a startup looking to penetrate deeper into the insurance space by focusing on helping customers make informed decisions related to their insurance, including managing their ‘free’ insurance (both life and non-life) provided by card issuers. In this episode, Rahul Mathur talks with The Indianaut Podcast host Gautam Marwah about the Indian Insurance sector landscape, his adventures with building in public, and his personal journey to becoming an #Indianaut in his 20s.  Do follow us on Facebook (@indianaut.in), Instagram (@indianaut.in) & Twitter (@indianaut) for regular updates on our latest episodes.

Nischal Shetty is one of the biggest advocates and voices in the cryptocurrency ecosystem of India. A software developer turned entrepreneur, he is the Founder and CEO of WazirX (India's top-rated cryptocurrency exchange). In this episode, Nischal Shetty talks with The Indianaut Podcast host Gautam Marwah about the recent Bitcoin surge, WazirX's acquisition by Binance, DeFi (Decentralized Finance), his personal journey to becoming an #Indianaut, and how the Indian government and the crypto community can work together. Do follow us on Facebook (@indianaut.in), Instagram (@indianaut.in) & Twitter (@indianaut) for regular updates on our latest episodes.

Ajinkya Kulkarni & Shashank Chimaladari are the co-founders of GrowFix.in. GrowFix is introducing Securitized Debt Instruments (SDIs) to the large retail investor base of India by using innovation and technology.   In this episode, the GrowFix.in founders talk with The Indianaut Podcast host Gautam Marwah about their innovative product, GrowFix Gold, how India's new-age investors behaved in the pandemic market, and their origin story. Do follow us on Facebook (@indianaut.in), Instagram (@indianaut.in) & Twitter (@indianaut) for regular updates on our latest episodes.

Sairee Chahal is one of India’s leading women entrepreneurs. She is the Founder & CEO of SHEROES – a community platform for women, offering support, resources, opportunities, and interactions via Sheroes.com and the SHEROES App. She is credited with building a platform and an ecosystem for women with over 20 million users. An Aspen fellow, she also sits on the board of Paytm Payments bank.  In this episode, Sairee Chahal talks with The Indianaut Podcast host Gautam Marwah about her approach to content moderation and community building, how she achieved product-market fit with SHEROES, India's digital transformation, and how her past experiences shaped her origin story. Do follow us on Facebook (@indianaut.in), Instagram (@indianaut.in) & Twitter (@indianaut) for regular updates on our latest episodes.

Kazim Rizvi is a public-policy entrepreneur and the founder of The Dialogue, an emerging policy think tank. A lawyer by profession, he is one of the leading voices in India’s policy ecosystem, with a focus on technology, energy, strategic affairs, and development studies.   In this episode, Kazim talks with The Indianaut Podcast host Gautam Marwah about the role of think tanks in India, how to break into the world of public policy, the importance of data protection in this age, and his origin story. Do follow us on Facebook (@indianaut.in), Instagram (@indianaut.in) & Twitter (@indianaut) for regular updates on our latest episodes.

Ashwin Jain is a former banker who has successfully sold more than 5 million pizzas and operates one of India’s largest local pizza startups, InstaPizza.   In this episode, Ashwin Jain talks with The Indianaut Podcast host Gautam Marwah about his experiments with the QSR business model in India, the impact of COVID-19 on the restaurant industry, the importance of transparency in today's digital age, and how his past experiences shaped his origin story. Do follow us on Facebook (@indianaut.in), Instagram (@indianaut.in) & Twitter (@indianaut) for regular updates on our latest episodes.

Siddharth Jain is a former investment banker who worked in Singapore for close to a decade before returning to India. Inspired by the glaring need for healthier beverages in the country, Siddharth decided to channelize his long held entrepreneurial dreams and started his own Ice Tea brewing company, BrewHouse. In this episode, Siddharth Jain talks with The Indianaut Podcast host Gautam Marwah about the beverage market in India, how BrewHouse adapted to the ongoing pandemic and how he started his own entrepreneurial journey. Do follow us on Facebook (@indianaut.in), Instagram (@indianaut.in) & Twitter (@indianaut) for regular updates on our latest episodes.

Anirudh Rastogi is a legal subject matter expert on all technology. He is the founder of Ikigai Law, an award-winning law firm that represented the cryptocurrency exchanges in the Supreme Court and was instrumental in getting the crypto ban put in place by the RBI revoked. He is also the BusinessWorld Achiever of the Year 2017, a former TedX speaker and now officially dubbed an #Indianaut. In this episode, Anirudh Rastogi talks with The Indianaut Podcast host Gautam Marwah about the cryptocurrency conundrum in India, his views on emerging technologies such as drones, tele-medicine, etc. and how he started his own tech-centric law firm, Ikigai Law.   Do follow us on Facebook (@indianaut.in), Instagram (@indianaut.in) & Twitter (@indianaut) for regular updates on our latest episodes.